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Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Event #8: $15,000 NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 U.S. Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$15,000
Total Entries
61
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
61
Players Left
6
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Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded Justin Zaki in the cutoff and he raised to 2,500. It then folded to Chino Rheem in the small blind, who three-bet to 9,000. It folded back to Zaki who said "why are you doing this man?" before making the call.
The flop came A♠3♠7♥ and Rheem bet out 5,000 and Zaki quickly mucked to give the pot to Rheem.
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The 29 early entrants are in their seats and action is underway in Event #8 of the U.S. Poker Open.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The 2026 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) in Las Vegas is in full swing, and continues today with Day 1, of the first of two $15,000 events, Event #8: $15,000 NLH, an event that kicks off at noon local time inside the PokerGO Studio.
Event #8 will be followed by another $15,000 event, and a $25,000 finale, which will likely play a determining factor in the series leaderboard race.
Brock Wilson is currently leading the standings for the U.S. Poker Open player of the series after winning his second title of the series in Event #6.
USPO Current Leaderboard Standings
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | PGT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Wilson | 495 | 2 | 4 | $434,900 |
| 2 | Clemen Deng | 284 | 1 | 3 | $215,025 |
| 3 | Cherish Andrews | 282 | 1 | 3 | $183,807 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | 262 | 0 | 3 | $217,675 |
| 5 | Peter Placey | 224 | 1 | 1 | $224,000 |
| 6 | Kristen Foxen | 219 | 1 | 2 | $211,950 |
| 7 | Nick Schulman | 176 | 0 | 2 | $176,000 |
| 8 | Peter Mugar | 155 | 0 | 3 | $103,975 |
| 9 | Yifu He | 146 | 0 | 2 | $97,550 |
| 10 | Qinghai Pan | 144 | 0 | 1 | $144,000 |
The event will start off with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000 and players having 125,000 starting stacks. Levels will be 30 minutes in duration through Level 12, at which point they will increase to 40 minutes. The two-day event will play down to a five-handed final table and then to a winner on Thursday.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide coverage of Event #8. Check out our coverage of the rest of the series in the meantime.
Event #8: $15,000 NLH
Day 1 Started
